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Blood flows in arteries in spurts and is under pressure. Give reason.

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Arteries are the thick-walled blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to all parts of the body. Arteries get blood direct from the heart which pumps it with pressure to facilitate the blood transport through the whole body.

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